Rain Partier

thefourthman wrote:don't know, guess I should look at that list, but it will be tomorrow before I finalize... I have the luxury of checking my invoice to make sure I can get the book, if no one else can.

Although there's a fair number of books I'll be buying next week, there's not a lot of opportunities for a completely new introduction to a book like DP #1, or a lot of convenient starting points for new readers, I should say.

Rain Partier

thefourthman wrote:don't know, guess I should look at that list, but it will be tomorrow before I finalize... I have the luxury of checking my invoice to make sure I can get the book, if no one else can.

Although there's a fair number of books I'll be buying next week, there's not a lot of opportunities for a completely new introduction to a book like DP #1, or a lot of convenient starting points for new readers, I should say.

"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.I wish enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Good-bye.."

WTF is this rank?

Read the first trade last night. I really enjoyed the story, despite the fact that my copy had some dialogue cut off on a couple of pages (the images were seemingly printed too big, and a couple of lines at the edges of the page were cut off).

I'll write a full review this weekend, primarily because I'd like to read the whole thing again. Suffice it to say it will get a very good review.

WTF is this rank?

Read the first trade last night. I really enjoyed the story, despite the fact that my copy had some dialogue cut off on a couple of pages (the images were seemingly printed too big, and a couple of lines at the edges of the page were cut off).

I'll write a full review this weekend, primarily because I'd like to read the whole thing again. Suffice it to say it will get a very good review.

Outhouse Editor

Oh yeah the edit of my review is live... here's the section I quoted in it's new form:

Oeming takes on a different roll for this issue. He is ready to sit back as co-creator and let his creation take on a new life. Providing the cover and the pencils for only the first eight pages of this issue, he hands the reigns to Victor Santos.

Santos knows he is behind a hard act to follow, so he pulls all the rabbits out of his artistic hat here. There is a breathtaking splash page, one of the most magnificent ever, certainly among those that feature owls. There are fiery visions, monstrous creatures, eerie forests, and illuminated spirits. What is most astonishing is that it all works seemlessly with Oeming's opening sequence - a bloody battle sequence that plays like the opening D-Day salvo of Saving Private Ryan, only here, it's with mice and swords.

The dynamic layouts, the emotional fortitude of the cast, the sturdiness of the graphic narrative all dazzle, but pale in comparison to Cassius’s recounting of the legend of the wood. The page is turned and like the technicolor brilliance of Oz, there is a water-colored surrealism that literally sucks the oxygen out of the room.

Outhouse Editor

Oh yeah the edit of my review is live... here's the section I quoted in it's new form:

Oeming takes on a different roll for this issue. He is ready to sit back as co-creator and let his creation take on a new life. Providing the cover and the pencils for only the first eight pages of this issue, he hands the reigns to Victor Santos.

Santos knows he is behind a hard act to follow, so he pulls all the rabbits out of his artistic hat here. There is a breathtaking splash page, one of the most magnificent ever, certainly among those that feature owls. There are fiery visions, monstrous creatures, eerie forests, and illuminated spirits. What is most astonishing is that it all works seemlessly with Oeming's opening sequence - a bloody battle sequence that plays like the opening D-Day salvo of Saving Private Ryan, only here, it's with mice and swords.

The dynamic layouts, the emotional fortitude of the cast, the sturdiness of the graphic narrative all dazzle, but pale in comparison to Cassius’s recounting of the legend of the wood. The page is turned and like the technicolor brilliance of Oz, there is a water-colored surrealism that literally sucks the oxygen out of the room.